Education

BS, Industrial Labor Relations, Cornell University

Certifications

FINRA Series licensed

Affiliations

Managed Funds Association and NFA Member

David Allen is a Managing Director at Ankura, based in New York. His career began at Goldman’s SLK division as a derivatives trader in 1996. David then applied a “real options” approach to restructuring physical power and gas assets on the AIG financial products desk in 2002. Recognizing the role that banks and funds were playing in principal finance, hedging, and physical energy asset optimization at the time, David joined Barclays global commodities team, where he served as COO until 2007. In subsequent years, David served as portfolio manager, oil and gas for a $5 billion investment fund through 2014. He then provided advisory services via directorships to a number of clients including: Solace Systems, Infinium Asset Management, Nextera Energy, Accushares, and several private equity and infrastructure funds. David stays active philanthropically in the St. Baldricks Foundation, DRI, and volunteering locally.